In a surprise tweet announcing his departure, Evans said: “Gave it my best shot but sometimes that’s not enough.”— Chris Evans (@achrisevans) Stepping down from Top Gear. Evans hit back at tabloid claims of bullying that he was “out of control” as “nonsensical and facile and fictitious”. Related: Can Chris Evans survive the car crash of Top Gear? Evans met Mark Linsey, the director of the BBC’s in-house production team, BBC Studios, last week to discuss the future. Related: Can Chris Evans survive the car-crash of Top Gear?

Source: The Guardian July 04, 2016 14:26 UTC